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Bayhead, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lynn Haven census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32466. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bayhead quadrangle.

Bayhead within Bay County

Then and now

1944 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bayhead, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Bayhead, surveyed 1944

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

285 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Bayhead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,286 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning63
Railroad operations and maintenance49
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Misuse of fire by a minor36
Natural34
Equipment and vehicle use21
Arson/incendiarism15
Smoking14
Recreation and ceremony6
Other causes3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceBONE LANE #2 (03)
30 September 2019Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBONE LANE #1 (03)
3 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service03/HALSEY CIRCLE-0941
29 September 2004Debris and open burning35 acresFlorida Forest ServiceF&W FORESTRY CB ESCAPE
22 September 2004Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceSKINNER RD
2 September 2004Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceKENT RD FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bay County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bayhead: 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bay County Board of Co. Comm. - Camp Flowers MineClayUnknown
Pitts Sand Co. Lynn Haven PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dmp Investments, Inc. - Cedar Bluff MineSandUnknown
Gulf Asphalt - Camp Flowers Rd. PitSandProducer
Pitts Sd. & Gravel - MowatSandProducer

Every working recorded in Bay County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Resota Beach0.7 miles15
Southport3.3 miles19
Bayou George3.8 miles15
Majette4.2 miles15
Vicksburg4.6 miles19
Lynn Haven5.5 miles17
Cairo5.6 miles14
Brannonville5.7 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295117. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.